Staff Data Analyst (Accounting)

About the role

We’re looking for a Staff Data Analyst to own the analytical foundation for Accounting and Finance at GoFundMe. This is a domain ownership role - you will be the single point of accountability for how financial data is understood, reported, and improved across Accounting, Finance, and Payments.

Responsibilities

• Define what questions matter, what data answers them, and what rigor is required to trust the outputs. Own this layer end to end, ensuring reporting is traceable to source systems and defensible in audit scenarios.
• Build automation to make Accounting faster and more accurate.
• Turn prioritized workflows into scalable, automated solutions that reduce manual work and increase accuracy.
• Drive financial reporting and audit readiness.
• Partner with Data Engineering on pipeline requirements.
• Translate Accounting and Finance needs into clear data requirements. Guide Data Engineering on what needs to be built, ensure pipelines support completeness, accuracy, and reconciliation at the transaction level, and then own the analytical layer that sits on top.
• Continuously improve financial insights.
• Manage stakeholders across functions.
• Own data integrity between source systems and NetSuite.

Requirements

You have 8+ years of experience in data analytics, financial analytics, or a related quantitative role. You understand how financial data flows, what accounting teams actually need, and how to operate in environments where accuracy is non-negotiable. You have experience working with transaction-level financial data and reconciliation processes. You have experience working in or alongside audit-driven environments; familiarity with what it takes to build reporting that meets enterprise or public company standards. Experience at a company that has gone through IPO preparation or significant enterprise scaling is a strong plus. You understand what "audit-ready" means in practice. You have demonstrated ability to own a domain end-to-end with minimal direction.

Core Skills

• Strong foundation in financial reporting, reconciliation, and accounting concepts.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytical frameworks with clear outputs.
• Naturally skeptical of outputs - you pressure-test your own work, catch reconciliation gaps before Accounting does, and dig in when something looks off rather than shipping and moving on.
• Natural communicator - you are able to present complex findings clearly to executive audiences and build trust with non-technical stakeholders.
• Process-oriented - you build things that are repeatable, documented, and don't depend on you or others remembering how they work.
• Cross-departmental collaboration - you are able to operate with Accounting-led priorities while partnering with Data and Engineering.

Technical Skills

• Advanced SQL - complex queries, window functions, performance optimization.
• Strong experience with data warehousing platforms, particularly Snowflake.
• Familiarity with dbt or equivalent data transformation tooling.
• Fluent with modern AI tools - you use LLM-based assistants and coding agents as a default part of your workflow to write SQL faster, QA outputs, explore data, and automate repetitive reporting tasks. You understand how to build automations and AI-driven workflows as a deliverable, not just use AI as a productivity tool.
• Proficiency in Python or similar for analytical workflows is a plus.
• Strong data visualization and BI skills (Looker preferred); able to build dashboards that finance teams actually use.
• Familiarity with financial systems (NetSuite, Stripe, Adyen, or similar) is a plus.

Why you’ll love it here

• Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
• Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
• Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Holistic Support: Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
• Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
• Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
• Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering program.